Brief Life History of Sivert Johannesen
When Sivert Johannesen Rosvåg was born on 30 April 1850, in Bremsnes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, his father, Johannes Olsen Rosvåg, was 31 and his mother, Marcelia or Marselia Sivertsen Løvøen, was 25.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Sivert Johannesen Rosvåg - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Sivert Johannesen Rosvåg
- Sivert, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Sivert Johansen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
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1855 · Erik Werenskiold
Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
1857 · Theodor Kittelsen
Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.
1882 · Sigrid Undset
Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.
Name Meaning
Swedish: from the personal name Sivert, a variant of Sigvard, which is a form of Old Norse Sigurthr, from sigr ‘victory’ + varthr ‘guardian’. In North America, this surname may also be a shortened form of a patronymic derived from this name (see Sivertson ).
Americanized form of German Sievert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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